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Community Impact

Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

º£½ÇÔ­´´ celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day , Total Solar Eclipse , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Community Impact , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science

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Melissa Davis of the Herrick Conservatory offered succulent plants to students.

IN A FLASH: For Earth's Sake

The Earth Day Bash 2026 at º£½ÇÔ­´´'s brought together ecologically minded Golden Flashes and members of the community to celebrate Earth Day.

Tags: Earth Day , Organizational Sustainability , Student Organizations , Community & Society , Community Impact

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The Engleman Garden Lion Fountain.

Lion Hunting on Campus

An architectural ornament near Engleman Hall may be a subtle tribute to the tenacity of a º£½ÇÔ­´´ president at a particularly troubled time in the institution's long and storied history. 

Tags: University News , º£½ÇÔ­´´ President , University Libraries , Community Impact , Grounds

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1040 Forms and a post-it note saying "tax time"

Hands-On Tax Learning Course Supports Community Members and International Students

Now officially approved as an experiential learning class, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program allows accounting students to provide free tax preparation services to community members while gaining hands-on experience that extends far beyond the classroom.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact

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A º£½ÇÔ­´´ nursing student administers IV medication to a manikin during a simulation while two classmates observe. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

Bedford Falls Foundation Awards $1.8 Million to º£½ÇÔ­´´â€™s College of Nursing

A $1.8 million gift from the Bedford Falls Foundation will fund 150 scholarships for º£½ÇÔ­´´ nursing students over three years, addressing the national nursing shortage.

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , College of Nursing

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º£½ÇÔ­´´ students walk across campus on a fall day. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

It's º£½ÇÔ­´´'s Day of Giving

Be the hero in someone's story. April 14 is º£½ÇÔ­´´'s 24-hour Day of Giving, part of Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong celebration of all the ways Golden Flashes support our blue and gold communities. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Nursing students at º£½ÇÔ­´´ at Trumbull in decontamination gear.

IN A FLASH: Preparing For Disaster

When disaster strikes: Students at º£½ÇÔ­´´ at Trumbull received real world disaster training through a partnership with a local hospital.

Tags: º£½ÇÔ­´´ at Trumbull , º£½ÇÔ­´´ College of Nursing , experiential learning , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Golding and Kamerick Banner Header.

Where They Were on May 4, 1970

A future º£½ÇÔ­´´ president and a past º£½ÇÔ­´´ administrator were serving at universities in Dayton and Texas on May 4, 1970, and had to find ways to manage student protests in reaction to the shootings.

Tags: May 4 , Community & Society , Community Impact , faculty

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A sign that reads "Cleveland" is shown in the foreground with the city of Cleveland, Ohio, appearing in the background. (Photo credit: Derek Galperin, º£½ÇÔ­´´)

City of Cleveland and º£½ÇÔ­´´ Launch Initiative to Strengthen Police-Community Trust

º£½ÇÔ­´´ and the City of Cleveland have launched a new research and training initiative aimed at strengthening trust, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and city residents. The project is supported by a $20,000 grant from º£½ÇÔ­´´â€™s Community Engaged Research Institute.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Sociology and Criminology , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , College of Arts and Sciences

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2026 Post-Paddy's Cleanup Volunteers

Community Spirit Inspires º£½ÇÔ­´´ Student Volunteers in Post-Paddy's Cleanup

In the spirit of community, º£½ÇÔ­´´ student volunteers picked up litter and trash around Kent neighborhoods following the annual Fake Paddy's Day celebration.

Tags: Undergraduate Student Government , Center for Student Involvement , Town-Gown , Community Impact , Community & Society

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